On the evening of 12th, the first ATP Cup tennis final was held in Sydney. With the excellent performance of giokovic, the Serbian team successfully won the Cup with a 2:1 victory over Nadal.
Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, January 12th (Hao Yalin, Guo Yang) on the evening of 12th, the first ATP Cup tennis final was held in Sydney. With the excellent performance of giokovic, the Serbian team successfully won the Cup with a 2:1 victory over Nadal.
That night, Ken Roswell Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park was packed. The stadium, which was just renovated last year, can accommodate about 10,000 spectators. What attracted them most was the peak duel between the two team’s top singles, Jiao Keqi and Nadal. This is also the 55th confrontation between the two tennis stars.
Before the game, Nadal said that the final with Serbia would be “super difficult”. The performance of Jiao Kovic on the field also proved that he was still slightly better in the hard field.
At the opening, Jiao Kovic gave Nadal a “go down the horse”, taking the lead in breaking the Spanish’s first serve games, and then successfully guaranteed the issue, leading by 2:1. In the fourth game, Jiao Kovic let Nadal get one point and opened the gap to 3:1. Whether it is a direct score of serve or a small ball by cutting, Jiao keweiqi played very smoothly. On the other hand, Nadal was a little powerless, and several runs were not in place, and three double errors occurred. Jiao Kovic easily won the first set at 6:2.
In the second set, Nadal’s status recovered somewhat, and it was alternately guaranteed to 3:2 with Jiao Kovic after opening. In the key 6th game, Nadal failed to break the three breaking points in his hand, and Jiao Kovic successfully chased the score to 3:3. Later, the score continued to rise alternately into the “grab seven”, and Jiao Kovic beat the second set with 7:6(4).
“Everything is going well. At that time, when he (Nadal) hit 40:0 in the second set, if I was broken, the game would probably enter the third set, in which case anyone could win.” Jiao Kovic said after the game.
Nadal said after the game that the defeat was really frustrating and hoped his teammates could win and win the championship in doubles.
Previously, Agut of the Spanish team had defeated rayovic of Serbia at 7:5 and 6:1, winning a point for the team.
However, the Serbian team still gained the upper hand in the doubles, and finally defeated the Spanish team at 6:3 and 6:4, winning the match smoothly.
ATP Cup is a new event jointly launched by the men’s professional tennis association (ATP) and the Australian Tennis Association. It was round-robin tournament in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, Australia in January, then the elimination match was held in Sydney.